Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[mtd#2]

Where is this half signing that random podcast guy was claiming?

 

[rex2ce]

Where is this half signing that random podcast guy was claiming?

Might be currently with a team playing in the GF

 

[Milky]

Might be currently with a team playing in the GF

Geez, I wish. Sandon Smith would have been awesome. Surplus to Knights needs but they have him locked up long term on a steal.

Only way I see them letting him go is if it is some kind of incentive to keep a junior in Hunt but he is also locked in til end of 28'

Man they would be kicking themselves with the Brown signing now. Not because of his talent, but because of the fact they have him on such big money when they could have got the job done for less than a mil amongst their two starters

 

[hank37w]

He’s deceptive. He’s not fast in the traditional sense.

Except when he's on the side line injured, then he's defective.

 

[Milky]

That is a massive relief. So many forum members were saying he was coming back....

If that happened, by round 14 2027 (when our finals hopes are gone), I would have no hesitance in cheering Penrith on for the premiership. Lot of respect for Brooksy

 

[Bigscreentv]

What's the deal with the young fullback we've signed from the bulldogs? Do we really need another one?

 

[gregjm87]

@KevB and @bptiger 0 Whilst I understand your points, what other option did we have?

If Latu plays in the halves next year we are screwed. Across his 35 games he has not kicked once.

Latu Fainu

The NRL profile of Latu Fainu including career statistics, season stats, games, tries, goals, tackles and fantasy scores.

www.weststigers.com.au

It's time a lot of Tigers fans, especially on this forum take a deep breath, and look at our predicament this year and next year with a clear lens.

Mate have another read. The very link you shared shows he has kicked plenty, just not this year.
Averaged about 100 kick metres a game last year. Sure that's not much but like this year he had limited time in the halves so was rarely in a kicking position so the per game average would be very skewed. However, he has kicked the few times that his role required it.

 

[hank37w]

We signed him for 2 years!

How long did we sign Matt Ballin for?

That was for at least 2 years wasn't it?

Hopefully we get a bit more game time than we got out of Matt Ballin, no fault of Matt Ballin of course, just one more incredible Wests Tigers brain explosion.

 

[hank37w]

AD has his attributes; he can dummy and go himself, but speed ain’t one.

He can get going at a fair clip once he winds up, much like vicious who winds up lots of people on this forum. 🤣

 

[gregjm87]

How else is he always more likely than anyone else in our team to break tackles and make line breaks?

Unlike our outside backs he doesn't have Doueihi inside him hogging the ball everytime there is an attacking chance.

 

[wstigers11]

What's the deal with the young fullback we've signed from the bulldogs? Do we really need another one?

Type of talent you don’t say no to

 

[88]

Where is this half signing that random podcast guy was claiming?

Maybe it was David Bryenton from the Dogs??

 

[wstigers11]

Where is this half signing that random podcast guy was claiming?

Doesn’t seem legit hey

 

[hank37w]

Might be currently with a team playing in the GF

Pleased to announce that we have signed Sam walker and Sandon Smith as a back up. 🤣

 

[balmain boy]

I think all Wests Tigers supporters who take any interest in our recruitment and retention from pathways up agree that a good experienced recruitment manager would appear to be something that would benefit us, but we did have Scott Fulton who had extensive experience in that role and he was sacked by Richo due to what was reported as disagreements with Benji.
As you are alluding to, surely it’s a good thing for the Coach, Head of Recruitment , Salary Cap manager and Head of Football/CEO to have robust discussions surrounding recruitment and retention.
It seems the plan is for Shannon Gallant who is now very experienced himself, to become our own version of Peter O’Sullivan with the assistance of Brad Speechley within the Wests, MacArthur, Southern Highlands space and Bronson Harrison within the Balmain district and surrounds.
This should ideally free up Shannon Gallant to cast the net far and wide looking at other players to complement what we have in our own backyard.

Our club cannot afford to have a rookie as head of recruitment. What pull or connections does he have? What proven successes does he have?

Throwing him into that position, or Richards into the GM football roles is like throwing young Haywood as our starting hooker next year and expecting him to play 80 mins every week.

We literally need to throw the chequebook at PoS, look at what he's done at Newcastle. And other clubs. Fulton had more ego, others just do their jobs

 

[balmain boy]

That’s Gallant’s job & he has no idea

It should not be his job, that's the point. He's an unqualified nobody

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

So you want us to do to Latu what we did to Brooks? What we did with Benji when pushing him from 6 to 7? Insanity brother

I dont particularly want AD here, not keen on brooks either but as a backup I dont mind it at the right price

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

not meaning to change subject, but just checking everyone is ok, after the forum was down for most of the day.

 

[Leck]

If that happened, by round 14 2027 (when our finals hopes are gone), I would have no hesitance in cheering Penrith on for the premiership. Lot of respect for Brooksy

Hard pass. The guy can hardly string a sentence together.

 

[king_sirro]

In 2026? You idiot.

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Man read a little closer. Greg said not this year. And your original post said he has never kicked in the NRL, so he referenced the fact he has kicked previous years while actually stating not this year.